"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٣٨. الجزءان ١ و٢. (من ١ إلى ٣٠ سبتمبر ١٩١٧)." [و‎‎١‎٧‎٨] (١٠٠٠/٣٦٠)

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Telegram P., No. X.-3565, dated 10th September 19*7. APPENDIX 185
(Despatched 12-20 P.M., received 0-30 A. M., 11th September 1917.) (Dv. No 61528)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force " D/’Baghdad.
To—The Director oi Military Intelligence, London.
(Repeated C. G. S', Simla, and G. O C., Egypt.)
the discretion of Maude. If he should find that he requires a Brigadier Gene»
ral for h s heavy artillery later on, a good man will be sent to him by me.
Working copy to G.S (S.D. 3;.
Copy to M.S. C.
A deserter who arrived Felujah September 9th deserted at Aleppo August
20th from 1st , Battalion 143rd regiment 24th Division. According to his state
ment the 24th Division left Gallipoli (date not known by him) for Haidar
Pasha where company strengths were raised to 200 men by Turkish recruits
and new rifles were issued, Mesopotamian Arabs being drafted out to recruit
depot there Whole division proceeded to Aleppo from Haidar Pasha and it is
now thete with one other of unknown titular number. The deserter seems
intelligent and tefis his story well. He heard one of these divisions to go to
Jerusalem the other division half to Mosul and half to Raimadie, but this is only
hearsay. He can give no information of troops on Euphrates which he avoided.
Working copy to G.S. (M.O. 3).
Copy to M.S.C., G.S. (M.O. 1).
Telegram P., No. 4io4o-Cipher, dated 10th September 1917. APPENDIX 186
(Despatched 5-45 P.M., received 6 A.M., nth September 1917.) (Dy. No. 61529;
From—The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chiet in India, Simla.
(Repeated G. O. C., Force “ D," Baghdad.)
With reference to your 60791, September 7th to Maude and his X.-3542 of
September 8th {Dy. N. 612J1) in reply, l am satisfied to leave the matter to
Telegram P., No 41032-Cipher,dated roth September 1917. A r PENDIX 187
(Despatched 4 P.M., received 5-^5 A M., nth September 1917.) (Dy. No. 61534)
From—The Chief of the Imperi 1 General Staff, London,
To—The G. O. C., Force “ D,” Baghdad.
^Repeated Commander in-Chief in India )
Your X.-3550 September 9th {Dy. No. 6ijr2).
. In Allenbv's plans no modification has been made. Additional artillery is
bemg supplied to him, and one division is en route from Salonica.
It has not yet been decided as to the actual date when operations will
commence. I wanted him, if required, to be ready to move during this month
and he is working to that end 5 but he will not be fully ready this month and is
naturally anxious not to begin until fully ready unless absolutely necessary
Water is his difficulty, which is only to be found in certain places, and conse
quently he needs to succeed completely in each {group corrupt figure omitted)
he attempts otherw : se he has to return to his starting point. It would seem
sufficient if he commenced in first fortnight in October according to present
information. If you have contrary views let me have them, but you must realise
•Change of i figure. that only very special circumstances would
.... .... , , , (justify)* A. in commencing before he is
ready. A little additional delay might well prove better than premature com-
mencememt.
Working copy to G;S (M.O. 1).
Copy to M.S.C.
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